Studies on the Use of Fortified Kaolinitic Soil-Clay in Industrial Wastewater Treatment

2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 500-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurudeen A. Oladoja ◽  
Imohimi O. Asia
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Energy Consuming ◽  
Repeated Use ◽  
Soil Clay ◽  
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System ◽  
Wastewater Samples ◽  
Entire Treatment

Abstract This study aimed to design an uncomplicated, reliable, technologically simple and low energy consuming decentralized wastewater treatment system using kaolinitic soil-clay fortified with stone pebbles to enhance the permeability to water. Soilclay samples were obtained from different deposits in Nigeria viz: Auchi (AU), Ozanagogo (OZ) and Ubulu-Uku (UB). The geochemical analysis of the soil-clay samples was done using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS). The mineralogical analysis, studied with an X-ray diffractometer, revealed the presence of kaolinite as the domineering clay mineral present. Illite was also found in the clay OZ and AU (6.50% and 0.50%, respectively). Composite wastewater samples were obtained from brewery, textile and polymer industries. Performance efficiency studies were conducted to determine the best combination ratio of pebbles/soil-clay. Soil-clay fortified with pebbles in combination ratios of 1:3 (i.e., pebbles: soil-clay = 1:3 [w/w]) showed optimum water treatment while the combination 3:1 gave the least. The flow rate studies showed that the wastewater had a longer residence time in non-fortified soil-clay than in fortified soil-clay. Two modes of treatment methods were employed: single and double column treatment (SCT and DCT). The two methods gave effluents with goodquality characteristics but those from the DCT were of better quality. The quality of effluents also varied from one fortified column to another. The fortified column containing OZ exhibited the best performance while UB showed the least performance in the entire treatment processes. Results obtained from the studies on the effects of repeated use on the performance efficiency of the fortified soil-clay showed that the pH of effluents decreased with time toward acidity; the amount of TS also decreased with time; and, as the COD value increased, depletion in the DO was also recorded.

scholarly journals Occurrence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Six Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants at the Early Stage of COVID-19 Pandemic in The United States

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 798
Author(s):  
Samendra P. Sherchan ◽  
Shalina Shahin ◽  
Jeenal Patel ◽  
Lauren M. Ward ◽  
Sarmila Tandukar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Municipal Wastewater ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
The United States ◽  
Secondary Effluent ◽  
Untreated Wastewater ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Wastewater Samples

In this study, we investigated the occurrence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) RNA in primary influent (n = 42), secondary effluent (n = 24) and tertiary treated effluent (n = 34) collected from six wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs A–F) in Virginia (WWTP A), Florida (WWTPs B, C, and D), and Georgia (WWTPs E and F) in the United States during April–July 2020. Of the 100 wastewater samples analyzed, eight (19%) untreated wastewater samples collected from the primary influents contained SARS-CoV-2 RNA as measured by reverse transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assays. SARS-CoV-2 RNA were detected in influent wastewater samples collected from WWTP A (Virginia), WWTPs E and F (Georgia) and WWTP D (Florida). Secondary and tertiary effluent samples were not positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA indicating the treatment processes in these WWTPs potentially removed SARS-CoV-2 RNA during the secondary and tertiary treatment processes. However, further studies are needed to understand the log removal values (LRVs) and transmission risks of SARS-CoV-2 RNA through analyzing wastewater samples from a wider range of WWTPs.

scholarly journals Process performance and reuse potential of a decentralized wastewater treatment system

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (11) ◽  
pp. 2079-2090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajiv Ranjan ◽  
Lokendra Kumar ◽  
P. C. Sabumon
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Oxygen Demand ◽  
Primary Treatment ◽  
Treatment System ◽  
Tagetes Erecta ◽  
Wastewater Treatment System ◽  
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Treated Effluent ◽  
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System

Abstract The paper describes briefly the process performance and the reuse potential of a laboratory scale wastewater treatment system. The treatment involves enhanced primary treatment of Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) campus sewage using ferric chloride as a coagulant, anaerobic digestion of coagulated organics, and biofilm aerobic process. The treated effluent after disinfection (using sunlight and chlorine) was used for irrigation of Tagetes erecta (marigold) plants and the plant growth parameters were evaluated for a life span of 3 months. In the primary treatment, an optimum ferric chloride dose of 30 mg/L could remove turbidity, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and bacterial count (Escherichia coli) of 69%, 60%, 77%, and 55%, respectively. The coagulated organics could digest in a 25 L anaerobic reactor effectively with methane content in biogas varied between 50 and 60% and enhanced volatile suspended solids (VSS) reduction up to 70%. Sunlight based photo-oxidation followed chlorine disinfection saved 50% of the chlorine dose required for disinfection and treated effluent was fit for reuse. The results of growth parameters for Tagetes erecta plants indicate that anaerobically digested sludge is an excellent soil conditioner cum nutrient supplier. The results of this study exhibit a promising reuse potential of a decentralized wastewater treatment system and needs to be promoted for field scale applications.

scholarly journals Study of Blended Waste Organic Extracts in Wastewater Treatment

2019 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 1013-1016
Author(s):  
J.B. Veeramalini ◽  
B. Bharathiraja ◽  
S. Raghu Vinayak ◽  
R. Vignesh ◽  
S.K. Raghul
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Microbial Growth ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Particulate Material ◽  
Composite Fibre ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Organic Extracts ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Micro Organisms

In present work, water treatment processes is carried out by an affordable, readily usable and non-chemical method. This study involved the process of water may reduce the concentration of particulate matter that includes suspended particles, micro organisms, a range of dissolved and particulate material derived from the surfaces. The substances used in this work were coarsely blended with each other and a special composite fibre filter was made. Several processes variables of quality of waste are also measured before and after the treatment. Results show that the water quality has been enriched in several ways such as reduction in the dissolved solids, pH has been controlled, deodorization and prevention of microbial growth. Hence use of this work has been utilized as a “Homemaker Model” and act as an alternative method for wastewater treatment in a cost effective way.

scholarly journals Combined Chemical-Biological Treatment of Effluents from Soil Remediation Processes by Surfactants Solutions Flushing

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Hallmann ◽  
Renata Tomczak-Wandzel ◽  
Krystyna Mędrzycka
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Soil Remediation ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Aerobic Degradation ◽  
Fenton Process ◽  
Cod Reduction ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Oil In Water ◽  
Wastewater Samples ◽  
Surfactant Removal

Combined Chemical-Biological Treatment of Effluents from Soil Remediation Processes by Surfactants Solutions Flushing In recent years combined chemical-biological wastewater treatment processes have received increasing interest. In the present study wastewater from soil remediation processes were treated by means of 1-step processes like Fenton, aerobic degradation and 2-steps combined method. The effluents resulting from soil remediation processes consist of high surfactant concentration solutions, mobilized oils and oil-in-water (o/w) emulsions. The effectiveness of wastewater treatment was evaluated by COD reduction and surfactant removal. The application of Fenton process alone showed around 80% of COD and surfactant removal, and in case of aerobic process only 60% of COD and 50% of surfactant removal was accomplished. However, the maximum COD reduction and surfactant removal from wastewater samples, above 90%, was obtained in aerobic degradation with Fenton process as pretreatment. Thus, the Fenton process could be effectively applied as a pretreatment step to improve the reduction of both COD and surfactant from wastewater resulting from soil remediation.

Heavy Metal Potential of Domestic Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant Sludge

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 90-113
Author(s):  
T.D.C. Pushpakumara ◽  
◽  
W.G.T. Sandakelum ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plant ◽  
Metal Content ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Heavy Metal Content ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Secondary Sludge

The use of sludge as fertilizers helps to the recycling of nutrients to the environment due to its beginning from wastewater and therefore relatively high content of nutrients and organic matter. However, wastewater does also contain hazardous compounds like heavy metals and micro pollutants which eventually are separated to the sludge during the treatment processes at the wastewater treatment plant. In order to improve the sludge quality, source tracking is a relatively cheap and effective way to find and eliminate hazardous compounds and prevent them from ending up in the sludge. The aim with this thesis was to investigate the fertilizer potential in sludge from wastewater treatment plant. The sludge is analyzed in terms of nutrient and heavy metal contents as well as physiochemical parameters. In order to determine the potential as fertilizer, the quality of the sludge is compared with other fertilizer alternatives, other sludge types and regulations for sludge use in agriculture. The work with sludge quality improvements in Gaborone is also investigated. Sludge from different stages along the treatment processes were collected in order to see differences in quality related to the treatment. The results shows that the samples of primary an aerobically treated sludge tend to have higher heavy metal content than the secondary sludge. The quality of the dry sludge samples indicates lower nutrient content than both the primary and secondary sludge, but similar heavy metal content. The analysis of dry sludge from indicates a low nutrient value and high heavy metal content in comparison to other selected fertilizer options and sludge from other. The processes for removal of nutrients from the wastewater are an important factor for the nutrient content in the sludge. Keywords wastewater; fertilizers; nutrients; sludge treatment

Comparative performance evaluation of full-scale anaerobic and aerobic wastewater treatment processes in Brazil

2009 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. von Sperling ◽  
S. C. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Post Treatment ◽  
Uasb Reactor ◽  
Septic Tank ◽  
Actual Behavior ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Aerobic Wastewater Treatment

This article evaluates and compares the actual behavior of 166 full-scale anaerobic and aerobic wastewater treatment plants in operation in Brazil, providing information on the performance of the processes in terms of the quality of the generated effluent and the removal efficiency achieved. The observed results of effluent concentrations and removal efficiencies of the constituents BOD, COD, TSS (total suspended solids), TN (total nitrogen), TP (total phosphorus) and FC (faecal or thermotolerant coliforms) have been compared with the typical expected performance reported in the literature. The treatment technologies selected for study were: (a) predominantly anaerobic: (i) septic tank + anaerobic filter (ST + AF), (ii) UASB reactor without post-treatment (UASB) and (iii) UASB reactor followed by several post-treatment processes (UASB + POST); (b) predominantly aerobic: (iv) facultative pond (FP), (v) anaerobic pond followed by facultative pond (AP + FP) and (vi) activated sludge (AS). The results, confirmed by statistical tests, showed that, in general, the best performance was achieved by AS, but closely followed by UASB reactor, when operating with any kind of post-treatment. The effluent quality of the anaerobic processes ST + AF and UASB reactor without post-treatment was very similar to the one presented by facultative pond, a simpler aerobic process, regarding organic matter.

scholarly journals Systematic review of the last 20 years of research on decentralized domestic wastewater treatment In Brazil: state of the art and potentials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcella Moretti Ferreira ◽  
Fabiana Alves Fiore ◽  
Alexandre Saron ◽  
Gustavo Henrique Ribeiro da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Domestic Wastewater ◽  
Current Treatment ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Domestic Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System ◽  
Potential Use

Abstract A DEWATS (decentralized wastewater treatment system) is an alternative for expanding sanitation. In Brazil, DEWATS is acknowledged by law and is part of the National Sanitation Plan strategy for achieving the treatment of 85.6% of all the generated wastewater by 2033, improving the current treatment index of 49%. This review's aim is to identify DEWATS studies in Brazil and to verify their potential for narrowing the national wastewater treatment deficit. Hence, aspects such as cost, maintenance, and efficiency were assessed. The archival research method (ARM) was used to identify papers published in the last 20 years through the scientific databases of Scopus, Science Direct, and Web of Science. Data regarding the general characteristics of each study were collected and compared to Brazilian environmental regulation and sanitation status. The results showed the evaluation of different technologies as DEWATS, highlighting their flexibility and potential use in 79% of Brazilian counties. However, although 81% of the studies conducted performance analysis, none covered the main parameters required by Brazilian law. Although legal gaps for DEWATS improvement and consolidation have been identified and the interest in studying DEWATS has been increasing in the last five years, many barriers to their widespread use remain.

scholarly journals Development of field-scale composite biorack constructed wetland – startup phase

2020 ◽  
Vol 170 ◽  
pp. 06009
Author(s):  
Mitil Koli ◽  
Guru Munavalli
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Constructed Wetland ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Typha Angustifolia ◽  
Field Scale ◽  
Treatment Facility ◽  
Compartment System ◽  
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System ◽  
College Of Engineering

Constructed Wetlands (CW) with Biorack (BR) technology have been studied extensively in recent years with positive outcomes compared to conventional CWs. A field scale application of the same has been worked upon in the Composite Biorack Constructed Wetland (CBCW) which is a secondary wastewater treatment facility of the Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System (DWTS) at Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli (M.S.), India. The CBCW is a multi-compartment system comprising of compartments with brickbats as supporting medium and BR Compartments (BRC) and has been in operation since May, 2018. The CBCW is vegetated with Typha angustifolia L. and Canna indica macrophytes. Being a unique CW, studies on difficulties aroused during the startup phase need to be addressed so as to arrive at proper troubleshooting techniques for future references. The paper addresses various issues, specifically growth of vegetation and their early wiltage in CBCW, for a period of 150 days. Using alternative modes of plantation, it is concluded that vegetation acclimatization, proper suspension and grip of the bulb and roots of saplings in racks, fluctuating inflow of wastewater are few reasons influencing development of vegetation. An improvement by about 12% is obtained in COD removal in the latter period of study implying establishing of vegetation in CBCW.

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